Oliva, Foder score late in ESU victory

Wednesday

Sep 30, 2009 at 10:45 PMSep 30, 2009 at 11:12 PM

MILLERSVILLE — Juniors Jessica Oliva and Lindsay Foder scored goals in the final seven minutes, including Foder's game-winner with 28 seconds left, as East Stroudsburg University came back to knock off Millersville 3-2 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East women's soccer Wednesday.

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MILLERSVILLE — Juniors Jessica Oliva and Lindsay Foder scored goals in the final seven minutes, including Foder's game-winner with 28 seconds left, as East Stroudsburg University came back to knock off Millersville 3-2 in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East women's soccer Wednesday.

Oliva tied the game at 2-2 with her first goal of the season on a header off a corner kick taken by sophomore Megan Keiser with 6:47 remaining and Foder won the game for the Warriors 7-4-1, 3-3-1 PSAC East) in the final minute on an assist from junior Kailyn Buckley.

Foder also assisted on the game's first goal by sophomore Devon Miniscalco in the 16th minute. Miniscalco leads the Warriors with nine goals this season after moving to the midfield from back, where she started all 22 games for last year's team which won the first NCAA playoff game in school history.

Millersville came back to take a 2-1 halftime lead with goals by Allison Snyder in the 35th minute and Jenna Gould with just 1:21 left until the half.

ESU held a 14-1 advantage in shots in the second half after Millersville held a 12-8 lead in shots in the first 45 minutes. Senior goalkeeper Michelle Ginn made her second start of the season and had four saves, while Taylor Suskie made nine saves for the Marauders.

The Warriors host Lake Erie College in a non-conference match-up at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

EAST STROUDSBURG — Freshman Karen Cash was named the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Co-Women's Golf Athlete of the Week after claiming medalist honors for East Stroudsburg University at the Clarion Invitational last weekend.

Cash shared the award with California sophomore Diane Luke, who won the William Bing-Beal Classic at Findlay in Ohio.

Cash shot a 27-hole score of 117 in the rain-shortened event at Clarion Oaks Golf Club par 72, 5,826 yards). She carded a 75 on Saturday, one of two rounds under 80 in the field of 61 golfers, to hold a four-stroke lead after the first day and won by two strokes over Clarion's Kim Dulski.

The ESU freshman won the New Jersey State Women's Amateur Championship in July and is the second Warriors women's golfer to medal in a tournament, joining Briana Malachowski, who accomplished the feat twice in the spring.

EAST STROUDSBURG — The East Stroudsburg University Department of Athletics is encouraging all downtown business in Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg to "Paint the Town Red & Black" during Homecoming Week, Oct. 5-10, leading up to the Warriors' football game against Bloomsburg at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Participating businesses that decorate their store fronts will have the opportunity to win the "Paint the Town Red & Black" award, which will be voted on by the Warriors' student-athletes. The winning business will receive a traveling trophy and a complimentary athletic department corporate sponsorship package valued at $3,000.

"Paint the Town Red & Black" is designed to showcase businesses as supporters of ESU and its athletic department, enhance the community relationship with ESU and create town spirit.

Businesses that would like to participate may contact Emily Stolkowski, Assistant to the Athletic Director, by e-mail at estolkowski@po-box.esu.edu or by phone at 570) 422-3578.